The Anthropology of Web 2.0

While we were down, one of the articles that Rob pointed me to was from our friend (one of AT LEAST ten, I’m sure) Jordan Behan. The clip was put together by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, who posted about the video here. It’s an interesting video, and an interesting angle to take on Web 2.0; anthropology is the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind. Web 2.0, and before that the Internet revolution, has had such an impact on society, and brought us closer to a borderless, one-world community, and it’s great that those with this type of knowledge are taking the time to help us understand the scope of the impact and change that Web 2.0 and the Internet have created.

I recommend taking the time to look at The YouTube Project that is on the site, as well. Here are all the videos.

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